#229999#229999

#229999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.099 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229999
RGB	rgb(34, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.48, -30.68, -9.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.48, 32.01, 196.56°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% -0.0953 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.099 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7980, 25.4203, 34.0994)
Luminance	0.2542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229999 #992222

analogous

#22995E #229999 #225E99

triadic

#229999 #992299 #999922

tetradic

#229999 #5E2299 #992222 #5E9922

square

#229999 #5E2299 #992222 #5E9922

split-complementary

#229999 #99225E #995E22

monochromatic

#0C3535 #176767 #229999 #2DCBCB #5BDBDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#229999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#229999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229999

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229999	1.00	3.45	6.08	6.08
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E859A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.099 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7b7',
    500: '#229999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229999;
$custom-light: #74b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62198,
    "c": 0.09863,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229999

secondary

#BF5858

accent

#4141E7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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